Meet the HBRC

Meet us

Director

Bradley N. Collins, Ph.D. (SUNY-Binghamton, 2000)
Assistant Professor, Departments of Public Health and Pediatrics

Assistant Director, Health Policy

Jennifer Ibrahim, Ph.D., MPH (University of California, Berkeley, 2002)
Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health

Project Managers

Karen Jaffe, LSW (University of Pennsylvania)
Natalie May Tolley, MPH (Yale University)

Research Staff

Delscia Grey (Temple University)
Dawit Nehemia, BA (Temple University)
Sue Stauffer, BA (Kutztown University)
Nicole Strobel (Temple University)

Current Postdocs and Clinical Interns

Peter Thunfors, MEd (University of Virginia)

Current Graduate Students

Catherine Holdsworth, MSN (LaSalle), CRNP
Katie Isselmann, MPH (Temple University)
Darryl Mueller, MD (University of South Alabama)
Uma Nair, MA (Ithica College)

Project Managers

Karen Jaffe, LSW, Project Manager, Counselor

karen.jaffe@temple.edu

Karen is a Project Manager and Counselor at the HBRC. She coordinates the clinical duties associated with the Philadelphia FRESH program and assists Dr. Collins in managing all aspects of the Quit 4 Good treatment study. She received her degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania. As a licensed social worker, most of her clinical experience is in addictions counseling, but as an HBRC manager, she enjoys participating in the research process as well. As a clinical researcher, she also supports the center in grant and manuscript preparation.

Natalie May Tolley, MSW, Research Coordinator

ntolley@temple.edu

Natalie is the Project Coordinator for Philadelphia FRESH and coordinates the research activities of the project. She received her MPH in Global Health from Yale University in 2006 and has experience and interests in health systems and chronic disease research – specifically in tobacco and obesity policy and programming. She loves working with the moms in Philadelphia FRESH and enjoys the antics of the HBRC staff.

Research Staff

	Delscia Grey, Administrative Assistant browndel@temple.edu Delscia’s role in the HBRC is as Dr. Collins’ assistant. She also assists in the overall operations of the center. Her favorite part of the job is when all the budget numbers add up correctly..
	Dawit Nehemia, BA, Data Mananager dawit.nehemia@temple.edu Dawit is the data manager for the HBRC and also provides website development, office tech support, and assists the Director with data queries and basic data analyses. He received his BA in business administration from Temple University. His friends in the HBRC often joke that he alone is responsible for sustaining the financial success of a local coffee emporium. This is untrue.
	Sue Stauffer, BA, Community Outreach Specialist Suestauf@temple.edu Sue’s job with the HBRC is to help build connections to community organizations to facilitate access to patients and participants who would benefit most from our programs. She received her BA at Kutztown University, and most of her professional experience has been in the area of fundraising and support of nonprofit organizations, such as the MS society.
	Nicole Strobel, undergraduate research assistant nstrobel@temple.edu As an undergraduate research assistant for the HBRC and FRESH Program, Nicole has come to enjoy many different facets of her job. However, her favorite part of the job is the interaction she has with participant

Current Graduate Students

	Catherine Holdsworth, MSN, CRNP catherine.holdsworth@temple.edu Catherine is a Ph.D. Student in the Department of Public Health. She works on the Quit 4 Good study as its nurse practitioner. Her areas of research interest are primarily in the areas of obesity and AIDS.
	Katie Isselmann, MPH kfi100@temple.edu At the HBRC, Katie assists in research activities on the Philadelphia FRESH Project. She recently received her MPH in Community Health Education from Temple University and is enrolled in the PhD program in Health Studies with a focus on Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology. For her Master's thesis, she investigated the relationship between breastfeeding duration and smoking relapse prevention during the postpartum period. She will continue research in this area as well as investigating other behavioral outcomes related to breastfeeding.
	Darryl Mueller, MD dmueller@ent.temple.edu Darryl is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and is working on his MPH degree at Temple University. He is interested in tobacco control and prevention and in learning behavioral counseling techniques to promote healthy behaviors and prevent disease. As a graduate research assistant in the HBRC, he helps with behavioral counseling on Philadelphia FRESH and Quit 4 Good. He also assists with recruiting maternal smokers in pediatric primary care.
	Uma Nair, MA uma.nair@temple.edu While helping the HBRC team as a graduate research assistant with HBRC, Uma is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Kinesiology (Psychology of Sport and Human Movement) at Temple University. She supports both the research and clinical activities of the Philadelphia FRESH program and the Quit for Good program. Her research interests involve exercise adherence issues such as motives, determinants, and barriers to exercise, personality and exercise behavior, and smoking cessation and exercise.